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What is the "Our Father" or "Lord's Prayer?"
The prayer given to us directly from Jesus that we say at every Mass.
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What is Advent?
The first Season in the Liturgical Calendar.
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What is the value of the number forty?
The value of a number represnted as length of time that Jesus spent in the desert, the length of the season of Lent, the length of time the Israelites spent wandering in the desert,
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What are Seven Sacraments?
The total number of sacraments recognized by the Catholic Church.
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What is the Good Samaritan?
The parable in the Bible where Jesus explained the meaning of a good neighbor.
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What is the Act of Contrition?
The prayer we have learned this year learn to ask for God's forgiveness.
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What is Lent?
The Liturgical Season immediately preceding Holy Week.
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What is Original Sin?
The sin of the first man and woman that has been passed along to all human beings, which weakens our ability to resist sin and do good.
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What is Matrimony?
The indissoluble sacrament that joins a man and woman together for life.
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What are palms?
The items that were laid in front of Jesus to honor him as he reentered Jerusalem on the back of a donkey.
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What is meditation or meditative prayer?
A type of "Quiet" or "Solitary" prayer where we focus on the beauty, wisdom, and power of God without saying a word, and going inside oneself.
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What are Stations of the Cross?
The commemoration of Christ's Passion we reenact during Lent, especially on Fridays.
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What are the 10 Commandments?
The set of instructions given to Moses as described in the Old Testament that God had revealed to guide our actions, and keep us from harming ourselves and others.
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What is the sacrament of Confirmation?
The sacrament when the Bishop (or his representative) anoints the forehead of the candidate with chrism. It represents a person's committment to his or her Catholic faith.
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What is the desert?
According to the Gospels, this is the place Jesus went after he was baptized, and was tempted by evil.
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What are five mysteries?
The number of Glorious Mysteries when praying a Rosary.
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What is Green?
The color the priest's outer vestment that is worn as celebrant at Mass during Ordinary Time.
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What is "One, Holy, catholic, and Apostolic?"
The "four marks" of the Catholic Church that we proclaim every time we say the Nicene Creed during Mass.
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What are the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation?
The names of the 3 sacraments of initiation.
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What are the Beatitudes?
The 8 rules of happiness that Jesus taught us from his Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew.
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What is Adoration?
A type of prayer when we pray quietly with the Holy Eucharist displayed.
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What is Pentecost?
The special event of the Holy Spirit descedning on the Apostles that signifies the end of the Easter Liturgical Season.
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What is Social Justice?
The Church's special teachings about caring for others as described in 7 categories defined by the US Council of Catholic Bishops. This was discussed at length during our class last week.
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What are the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders?
The 3 sacraments that are to only be celebrated once in a lifetime because a permanent spritual mark is imprinted on the soul.
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Who is the "Messiah?"
Defined as "God's anointed one" or "savior," who is a person chosen to save people from a particular fate. Also known as the One promised to deliver all people from sin.
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